Professional accreditation in the Australian tourism industry; An uncertain future

Tourism Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-390

  Harris, Rob ^a   Jago, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0040331764     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(00)00065-0     Document Type: Article

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